SHOPPING | CONTACT | NEWS | SUBSCRIBE ENG ITA ESP ENG ITA ESP Louvre Paris. Practical info, guide, tickets, opening hours, how to arrive Louvre The Louvre, which is the largest building, as well as one of the main museums in the world. The exterior is sumptuous, marvelous, with the famous glass pyramid, 21 meters high, in the center. To the west of the Pyramid is the Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, the work of Visconti and Lefuel; to the west and to the south, three pavilions face each other. Over 5 million people visit the Louvre Museum every year – truly extraordinary numbers. The Museum’s collections are divided into three sections: Sully, Denon and Richelieu.Visiting all departments thoroughly is literally impossible, as it would take several days. Simply follow your tastes, informing yourself in advance of the collections. The official website of the Louvre is, in this sense, a monstrous source of information. Visit the portal because each work exhibited in the museum is carefully cataloged, explained, and located to be easily found during a future visit. Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” remains one of the precious pieces exhibited at the Louvre Museum. Today, even more observed, due to Dan Brown’s bestseller “The Da Vinci Code”, from which Ron Howard made a blockbuster movie. I dwell on Leonardo’s most celebrated work, also because, to say a little of everything, about such a large museum, is like saying nothing. The Louvre museum obviously boasts numerous sections of immense value, including that of archeology with truly extraordinary pieces. We move from the art of the Near East, to Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, up to Islamic art. Among the archaeological works exhibited in the Louvre, the Hellenistic “Nike” of Samothrace, when it takes off its magical flight from the prow of a ship; the Greek “Knight Rampin”, from 550 BC. approximately; for the section of Ancient Egypt, the Annals of Thutmosis III, from Karnak, Luxor, dating back to 1479-1425 BC, deserve it. PRACTICAL INFO LOUVRE MUSEUM TIMETABLES AND TICKETS The Museum is open every day, from Friday to Monday, from 09:00 to 18:00; on Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 09:00 to 21:45! Closed on Tuesdays, 01/01, 01/05 and 25/12. The cost of the full ticket is €17 per person. Children under the age of 24 enter for free (booking required on the hotel website). It is absolutely recommended to buy tickets, online: you will avoid unnecessary queues at the ticket offices. The Louvre is part of the PARIS MUSEUM PASS circuit Audio guides in english available at the entrance to the Museum at an additional cost of €5. Free admission for all on July 14 on the occasion of the Bastille celebrations. HOW TO GET By Metro you can get off at the Palais-Royal – Musée du Louvre station (line 1). Bus: the following bus lines stop in front of the Pyramid: 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95, or with Paris Open Tour bus. For those interested, there is also a stop with the Batobus, at Quai François Mitterrand. Leave a comment The City Airports Get in Getting around Batobus Transport Tickets Where to sleep Itineraries Museums Weekend in Paris Lido de Paris Saint Ouen Market Versailles Disneyland Paris Park Asterix France General Info Airports Destinations Events Drive in France When to Go Reservations Hotels Rooms Offers, Last Minute Paris Pass Rental Cars map of the place Share the post
Best 2019 Museums
Best 2019 Museums: Orsay, Memorial 11 September, Metropolitan & more Museums of the world. Wonderful places, full of charm, history, culture and tradition. Extraordinary places that preserve wonderful masterpieces. Real icons of every place. Metropolitan Museum, Hermitage, Orsay Museum, Acropolis Museum, Louvre, British, Prado … A truly impressive list. What are the best 2018 museums? Answering is practically impossible. Especially when it comes to big museums, and big cities. This is not the case of Tripadvisor, a popular review site that has compiled the ranking of the best 2019 Museums, putting together the opinions of all its users. The reviews of the last 365 days were collected on the portal, based on quality and quantity. Based on the many opinions, the 2019 Travelers’ Choice Museums has been compiled, that is, the Ranking of the Best 2019 Museums from all over the world. As mentioned, the user reviews are based on the ranking. And, as such, the results must be analyzed, because, often, reviews are contradictory and, above all, depend on subjective judgment and personal tastes. Without prejudice to the premise, the ranking rewards the Musée d’Orsay, particularly appreciated for the extraordinary, and unusual, location. Is this really the most beautiful museum in the world? Of course, it’s a place worth spending half a day in Paris. Often, it is less advertised than the Louvre, but it is really a great museum! Scale positions, compared to the 2017, the splendid September 11 Memorial Museum, symbol of New York City. A place full of suggestion and emotion. And it is still New York to host the third classified of the Best Museums 2018: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A fairly unexpected news, given that the MET was permanently in first place in previous years. However, we are talking about the Top of the museum structures. At the base of the success, in addition to the rich offer, the extraordinary location and a truly wonderful Skyline. Top 25 Best 2019 Museums 25 Pinacoteca do Estado, Sao Paulo (Brazil). 24 Holocaust Memorial Monument Bad Vashem, Jerusalem (Israel). 23 Gold Museum, Bogota (Colombia). 22 Museum of the Warriors and Terracotta Horses of Qin, Xi’an (China). 21 Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh (Cambodia). 20 Larco Museum, Lima (Peru). 19 Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington (New Zealand). 18 Egyptian Museum, Turin (Italy). 17 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (United States). 16 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Netherlands). 15 Winter Palace and Hermitage, St. Petersburg (Russia). 14 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Netherlands) 13 Uffizi Gallery, Florence (Italy). 12 Vasa Museum, Stockholm (Sweden). 10 War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). 09 Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City (Mexico). 08 National Museum of the Second World War, New Orleans (United States of America). 07 Louvre, Paris (France). 06 Acropolis Museum – Athens (Greece). 05 Prado – Madrid (Spain). 04 British Museum, London (United Kingdom). 03 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (United States of America). 02 Memorial for the 11 September, New York City (United States of America). 01 Musée d’Orsay, Paris (France).
Best Museums 2017
Best Museums 2017 worldwide. Met, Orsay, British, Uffizi and more Metropolitan Museum, Hermitage, Orsay Museum, Acropolis, Louvre, British, Prado. When it comes to travel, and big cities, it’s inevitable to talk about museums too. Extraordinary places that host wonderful masterpieces. Punctual as every year, the popular Tripadvisor review site has compiled the ranking of the best Museums 2017, bringing together the opinions of all its users on museums around the planet. Reviews of the last 365 days have been collected on the portal, based on quality and quantity. Based on the many opinions, the 2017 Travelers ’Choice Museums was drafted, that is, the ranking of the Best Museums 2017 around the world. Also this year, the coveted award for best museum in the world goes to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The record, now, is no longer a novelty for what can be considered the Top of the museum structures. At the base of the success, in addition to the rich offer, the extraordinary location and a truly wonderful Skyline. The MET precedes the state-of-the-art National Museum of the Second World War, located in New Orleans. Large interactive exhibits, incredible exhibits and wonderful displays. This is the one that showed the best increase compared to last year; just think that, in 2016, it didn’t even figure in the Top 10. The Musée d’Orsay, the first in Europe, ends the podium. In addition to the wonderful collection, the Museum is appreciated for its extraordinary and unusual location. TOP 25 BEST MUSEUMS 2017 25 Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum – Phnom Penh – Cambodia 24 Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum – Xi’an – China 23 Museo del Oro – Bogotà – Colombia 22 Larco Museum – Lima – Peru 21 War Remnants Museum – Ho Chi Minh – Vietnam 20 Pinacoteca do Estado – Sao Paulo – Brazil 19 Museum of New Zealand – Wellington – New Zealand 18 Ricardo Brennand Institute – Recife – Brazil 17 Van Gogh Museum – Amsterdam – Netherlands 16 Uffizi Gallery – Florence – Italy 15 Rijksmuseum – Amsterdam – Netherlands 14 Egyptian Museum – Turin – Italy 13 Louvre – Paris – France 12 Vasa Museum – Stockholm – United Kingdom 11 National Gallery – London 10 Victoria and Albert Museum – London – United Kingdom Located in South Kensington, on Cromwell Road, it is the most important building in the world dedicated to the applied arts and minor arts. Inside there are over 4.5 million objects with over 5000 years of history up to the present day 09 Prado – Madrid – Spain It is a museum of incredible charm and well managed. Inside, nothing is missing: free wardrobe; library; library; shop; restaurant; Cafe. And, again: elevators; escalators; toilettes. Real masterpieces are kept inside. Click here. 08 Acropolis Museum – Athens – Greece More than hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Acropolis Museum have discovered the appeal of works from the ancient world and have appreciated the grandeur of the sculptures of classical Greece. For all the info, click on this link. 07 Museo Nacional de Antropologia – Mexico City – Mexico 06 September 11th Memorial – New York City – New York 05 Hermitage – Saint Petersburg – Russia This is one of the symbolic places of the city. The square in front of the main entrance of this spectacular and majestic building was the scene of the winning battle led by Alexander I against Napoleon. Built between 1754 and 1762 to a design by the Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli as the winter residence of the tsars, this magnificent palace stands between the banks of the Neva river and the Piazza del Palazzo. Click here. 04 Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago – Illinois 03 Musée d’Orsay – Paris – France The museum was set up, starting in 1977, inside an old railway station that had been out of use for years and which had even been thought to be demolished. The transformation of the station into a museum and the restoration of the building was entrusted to Renaud Bardon, Pierre Colboc and Jean-Paul Philippon. Click here for more info. 02 National Museum of the Second World War – New Orleans – Louisiana 01 Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York City – New York The Metropolitan Museum (Met) is located on the Upper East Side, on the right side of Central Park, along the Museum Miles (museum mile); thanks to the high concentration of museums in the area, the Met is one of the largest and most important museums in the world. With more than two million works of art divided into 19 sections, we can say that it is one of the most impressive museums in the world, a true “labyrinth of culture”.